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HEPATOLOGY
Volume 49, Issue 6, Pages 1992-2000Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hep.22862
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases [R01DK61848]
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [R01HL073256]
- University of California Davis Stem Cell Program
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [R01HL073256] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES [R01DK061848] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Human cord blood stem cells (hCBSCs) have been reported to generate hepatocyte-like cells and thus hold promise for repairing damaged liver. However, the frequency of hCBSC-derived hepatocytes varies tremendously between different studies, and it is still controversial as to whether hCBSC-derived cells can transdifferentiate into hepatocytes or simply fuse to recipient hepatocytes. We used the beta-glucuronidase-deficient nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient/mucopolysaccharidosis type VII (NOD/SCID/MPSVII) mouse model for better identification of engrafted cells. We transplanted lineage-depleted human umbilical cord blood-derived cells with high aldehyde dehydrogenase activity (ALDH(hi)Lin(-)) into irradiated NOD/SCID/MPSVII mice followed by carbon tetrachloride administration to induced liver damage. ALDH(hi)Lin(-) cells were efficiently engrafted in the recipient mouse livers and improved recovery of the mice from toxic insult. The percentage of human cells in these livers ranged between 3% and 14.2% using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Furthermore, human-originated cells expressing liver-specific alpha 1-antitrypsin messenger RNA, albumin and hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 protein were detected in the recipient livers. Interestingly, human versus murine centromeric fluorescent in situ hybridization analysis on the liver sections demonstrated that most human cells were not fused to mouse cells. However, the majority of the human originated albumin-expressing cells also carried mouse genetic material, hence were the product of cell fusion. Conclusion: hCBSCs or their progeny may home to the injured liver and release trophic factors that hasten tissue repair, whereas fusion of these cells with hepatocytes may occur rarely and contribute to a lesser extent to liver repair. (HEPATOLOGY 2009;49:1992-2000.)
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